The Transfer Tavern

5 reasons why Chelsea re-signing Didier Drogba was a BAD idea!

Mentioning the word ‘legends’ is a bit of a sore spot for Chelsea fans here in the Football Transfer Tavern and after the recent form of Frank Lampard we cannot blame the Blues faithful.

There is one man however who our regulars firmly believe deserves the title of a Chelsea legend and that man is Didier Drogba.

Whilst the fact that he is and probably always will be the Blues’ greatest ever player (yes Frank, you have been demoted to second place after THAT goal), we are questioning the wisdom of Jose Mourinho in bringing the Ivorian forward back.

Drogba is clearly not the player he once was and whilst he may hold the ball up and offer some support and indeed driving lessons to Diego Costa, he is simply not someone we would want leading our line when push comes to shove and three points are required.

Luckily for the Blues, they have Loic Remy and the beast that is Costa to rely upon for goals – and they aren’t doing too badly.

However, here are five reasons we think Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge was a mistake.